Case Studies

Isobella and Keenan, a young couple from Broken Hill in NSW, purchased a home through the Regional First Home Buyer Guarantee. 

Flynn and Heidi, a young couple from Lake Macquarie purchased a home through the Regional First Home Buyer Guarantee. 

Housing Choices Tasmania residents Lauree and Ashton, and Lisa and Sean are now enjoying life in affordable and secure homes. 

‘This is the best thing that has ever happened to me as a single mother.’ 

Studying fulltime and caring for her mother with a disability meant Arezo, a single mother, was unable to work to support herself and her son. At the same time, she faced increasing rents. 

‘I can take off my hat when I get home and it is my  home. It gives me security, for which I am incredibly grateful.’

‘I have lived all my life with mental health issues which has made daily life difficult. While I have never been able to purchase my own home, I have always been able to afford rent.’ 

Briony no longer needs to live with the anxiety of having no housing stability and community around her. 

Annaleise and Jake, a young couple from the Western Downs region in Queensland, purchased a home through the First Home Buyer Guarantee. 

‘I never thought that homelessness would happen to me or my family. Divorce, chronic illness, and natural disasters can happen to any of us.’ 

Forced to sell the family home following a divorce, single working parent Simone faced a challenging rental market.  

'I had been saving for quite a long time and I have been single for about 12 years. As a single parent, saving isn’t easy.'